Tuesday, August 07, 2007

I just got word from the people at the Interdependance Project in New York that the room in which I'm speaking holds 80 and they've already received 40 RSVPs. Pretty cool. So any of you "back East" (as they say here on the Left Coast) who plan on seeing the talk better RSVP PDQ. OK? Otherwise you'll be SOL and standing out on the street trying to wave at my passing limo like Beatle-fans in those old films. (Not that I'll have a limo, some people take things way to freakin' literally)

All the relevant info is in the post below this one.

Saw The Simpsons Movie yesterday. Liked it. But all that stuff where the critics are saying they laughed until they puked and they wanna see it 20 more times? Give me a break! How much do they get paid to say that stuff? And how can I get paid to say stuff like that?

I also saw my friends Pet Stove perform their very first ever show at the Airliner Club in Los Angeles last Saturday. Pet Stove is the future of rock and roll! They're playing at the Airliner again on the 19th. Go see 'em! They rock. Two of the members are also regular attendees at my Zazen classes in Santa Monica. Which shows what Zazen will do for you! IT'LL MAKE YOU ROCK! That's what.

AND from August 11 thru 18 I'll be sitting and sitting and sitting at the Great Sky Zen Sesshin somewhere in the middle of the woods in Minnesota. So don't try and write or call cuz I won't be in range of Internets or Cell Phones. I will regale you with tales of my great revelations afterwards.

AND I just got the re-issue of all the early Max Fleischer Popeye cartoon. Blow me down! It's amazing stuff.

OH YEAH!~ And in my continuing efforts to improve this page I have added a page of audio interviews I've done. It's on your left there. It says "INTERVIEWS I'VE DONE" or something like that. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO HELP ME DESIGN AND MAINTAIN A "REAL" WEBPAGE and is serious aboput it, please write me at doubtboy@mac.com

Oh, and just to encourage some comments: Everybody sucks! Porn rules! Instant Enlightenment Zen is for pussies! Tich Nhat Hahn has a funny looking hat! The Dalai Lama can bite me! And Dogen totally rules, OK?

33 comments:

I'm am jealous of your newly acquired cartoons. I saw them at Target but decided against their purchase. But since it's been almost two weeks and I'm still picturing how much better my life would be if only they were mine, I just might have to get 'em.

You know at first I thought it would be kind of silly and funny to have buddhist based condoms, given the current hub bub,But the more I think about it--it would really make a lot of sense. Condoms with a printed copy of the precept concerning sexual conduct--and why not throw in a verse for opening the package or puting the condom in place?Why not turn the furtive into a holy moment.A little reflection before the plunge...What could be more compassionate (in the big picture of things) than providing condoms--other than actually using them!

Worth a shot . . . Does anyone here know how to reach the Interdependence Project by phone? I tried the number listed on their website where it clearly states you can leave them a message; but when I call all I get is an outgoing message with no option to leave a message or to speak with anyone.

I sent them an email this morning. Hopefully, they will respond to that.

Hey, speaking of QT, I nominate "True Romance" for the number one Boddhisattva teaching movie of all time.

OK, maybe "Butterfly Effect" should be considered.

My favorite Buddhist teachings from the movies:

#2) From "Unforgiven": The young outlaw has just seen his first killing. He's completely rattled, and trying to calm himself, he says to crusty old gunfighter Clint Eastwood, "I guess he had it coming." And Clint drawls, "We've all got it coming, kid."

#1) From "Blues Brothers," when the train rushes past Elwood's little room, shaking everything like a 6.0 earthquake. Jake is amazed at the commotion and asks, "How often does that happen?" And Elwood replies, "So often, you won't even notice!"

"Paul has consistently voted againstfederal efforts to censor sexuallyexplicit Web sites--a stance thatnearly cost him his re-election bidlast November when his Democraticrival cited those votes to arguethat Paul was soft on porn."

And that isn't all that libertariansand buddhists have in common. Ifinterested, you can view his recentappearance at Google.

I decided not to be lazy and go answer my own question. Each movie from GRINDHOUSE is being released seperately. QT's DEATH PROOF will be released on Sept. 18th, and RR's PLANET TERROR will be released on Oct. 16th. Lets hope that each DVD is packed with extra footage.